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Milk Allergy
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So many foods are made with milk and milk products these days that people with milk allergies have to pay attention to what's in just about everything they eat. And a milk allergy is not the same as lactose intolerance — some people with food allergies can become suddenly and severely ill if they eat or even come in contact with the food they're allergic to.
Some foods that contain milk are obvious, like pizza. But others, like baked goods, may not be so obvious. Plus, teens need calcium and vitamin D, which milk has lots of, because their bones are still growing. So what should a person who's allergic to milk do? Read on to find out.
What Happens With a Milk Allergy?
Food allergies involve the body's immune system, which normally fights infection. When someone is allergic to a particular food, the immune system overreacts to proteins in that food.
People who are allergic to cow's milk react to one or more of the proteins in it. Curd, the substance that forms chunks in sour milk, contains 80% of milk's proteins, including several called caseins (pronounced: kay-seenz). Whey (pronounced: way), the watery part of milk, holds the other 20%. A person may be allergic to proteins in either or both parts of milk.
Every time the person eats these proteins, the body thinks they are harmful invaders. The immune system responds by kicking into high gear to fend off the "invader." This causes an allergic reaction, in which chemicals like histamine are released in the body.
The release of these chemicals can cause someone to have the following problems:
- wheezing
- trouble breathing
- coughing
- hoarseness
- throat tightness
- stomachache
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- itchy, watery, or swollen eyes
- hives
- red spots
- swelling
- a drop in blood pressure
Milk allergy is like most food allergy reactions: It usually happens within minutes to hours after eating foods that contain milk proteins.
Although it's not common, milk allergies can cause a severe reaction called anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis may begin with some of the same symptoms as a less severe reaction, but then quickly worsen. A person might have trouble breathing, feel lightheaded, or pass out. If it's not treated, anaphylaxis can be life threatening.
Milk allergy is often confused with lactose intolerance because people can have the same kinds of things happening to them (like stomach pains or bloating, for example) with both conditions. But they're not related:
- Milk allergy is a problem involving the immune system.
- Lactose intolerance involves the digestive system (which doesn't produce enough of the enzyme needed to break down the sugar in milk).
How Can Doctors tell It's a Milk Allergy?
If your doctor suspects you might have a milk allergy, he or she will probably refer you to an allergist or allergy specialist for further testing. The allergy specialist will ask you questions. These may cover things like how often you have the reaction, the time it takes between eating a particular food and the start of the symptoms, and whether any family members have allergies or conditions like eczema and asthma.
The allergy specialist may perform a skin test on you. This test involves placing liquid extracts of milk protein on the forearm or back, pricking the skin a tiny bit, and waiting to see if a reddish, raised spot forms, indicating an allergic reaction.
You may need to stop taking anti-allergy medications (such as over-the-counter antihistamines) or prescription medication 5 to 7 days before the skin test because they can interfere with the results. Most cold medications as well as some antidepressants may also affect skin testing. Check with the allergist's office if you are unsure about what medications need to be stopped and for how long.
Some doctors might also take a blood sample and send it to a lab where it will be mixed with some of the suspected allergen and checked for IgE antibodies.
These types of tests are used for diagnosing what doctors call a fast-onset type of milk allergy. But for people whose allergic reactions to milk develop more slowly, skin and blood tests are not as helpful.
In these cases doctors try to diagnose the person using a food challenge. The person is told not to eat or drink anything made with milk for a period of time — usually a few weeks. Then, during the challenge, the person eats foods containing milk under a doctor's close supervision. If symptoms come back after eating milk products, it's a pretty sure bet the person has a milk allergy.
How Is It Treated?
To treat a milk allergy, the person who is allergic needs to completely avoid any foods that contain milk or milk products.
Avoiding milk involves more than just leaving the cheese off your sandwich. If you are allergic to milk, you need to read food labels carefully and not eat anything that you're not sure about. It's a good idea to work with a registered dietitian to develop an eating plan that provides all the nutrients you need while avoiding things you can't eat.
If you have a severe milk allergy — or any kind of serious allergy — your doctor may want you to carry a shot of epinephrine (pronounced: eh-puh-neh-frin) with you in case of an emergency. Epinephrine comes in an easy-to-carry container about the size of a large marker. It's easy to use — your doctor will show you how.
If you accidentally eat something with milk in it and start having serious allergic symptoms, like swelling inside your mouth, chest pain, or difficulty breathing, you can give yourself the shot right away to counteract the reaction while you're waiting for medical help. Always call for emergency help (911) when using epinephrine. You should make sure your school and even good friends' houses have injectable epinephrine on hand, too.
Keeping epinephrine on hand at all times should be just part of your action plan for living with a milk allergy. It's also a good idea to carry an over-the-counter antihistamine as this can help alleviate allergy symptoms in some people. Antihistamines should be used in addition to the epinephrine and not as a replacement for the shot.
If you've had to take an epinephrine shot because of an allergic reaction, then you should go immediately to a medical facility or hospital emergency room so they can give you additional treatment if you need it. Up to one third of anaphylactic reactions can have a second wave of symptoms several hours following the initial attack. Therefore, you might need to be observed in a clinic or hospital for 4 to 8 hours following the reaction.
Living With a Milk Allergy
It may be challenging to eliminate milk from your diet, but it's not impossible. Because most people don't get enough calcium in their diets even if they do drink milk, many other foods are now enriched with calcium, such as juices, cereals, and rice and soy beverages. But before you eat or drink anything calcium enriched, make sure it's also dairy free.
Milk and milk products can lurk in strange places, such as processed meats. Chocolate is another product that may contain dairy — so be sure to check the label before you eat it.
Manufacturers of foods sold in the United States must list on their labels whether a food contains any of the most common allergens. This means that you should be able to find statements like these somewhere on the label: "contains milk ingredients," "made with milk ingredients," or "processed in a facility that also processes milk products."
This new labeling requirement makes it a little easier than reading the ingredients list — instead of needing to know that the ingredient "hydrolyzed casein" comes from milk protein, you should be able to tell at a glance which foods to avoid. But it's still a good idea to get to know the "code words" for milk products when you see them in the ingredients of a food.
Some ingredients and foods that contain milk are:
- casein, calcium casein, casein hydrolysate, magenesium casein, potassium casein, rennet casein, sodium casein
- dairy products like cheese, yogurt, milk, pudding, sour cream
- butter, butter flavoring, butter fat, butter oil, artificial butter flavor
- lactalbumin, lactoalbumin phosphate, lactaglobulin, lactose
- margarine
- non-dairy creamers
- whey, whey hydrolysate
Vegan foods are made without animal products, such as eggs or milk. You can buy vegan products at health food stores. Be careful to read the labels of soy cheeses, though. They may say "milk-free" but could contain milk protein.
For your sweet tooth, soy- or rice-based frozen desserts, sorbets, and puddings are good substitutes for ice cream (as long as you're not allergic to soy), as are ice pops. For baking, milk substitutes work as well as milk and some come out better. Dairy-free margarine works as well as butter for recipes and spreading on your bagel.
Try to avoid fried foods or foods with batter on them. Even if the batter doesn't contain milk products, the oil used to fry the foods may have been used to fry something that contains milk.
People are usually understanding when it comes to food allergies — nobody wants to risk your health. When eating out, order the simplest foods and ask the waitstaff detailed questions about menu items. At a friend's house, explain your situation and don't be embarrassed to ask questions if you're staying for a meal.
Having a milk allergy doesn't mean you can't still enjoy eating. In fact, some people think that some of the milk substitutes — like vanilla soy milk — taste better than regular cow's milk. As with any specialized diet, you'll probably find that avoiding milk gives you the opportunity to explore and discover some great foods that you'd never have found otherwise!
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Cheese cakes are on top of my favorite cakes, but as they take a while to bake and set, and as they are quite heavy and sweet, I end up rarely making them.
Yet, the crave for the wonderful tangy flavor of baked fresh cheese is always there, so I came up with a fairly quick "fix", in the form of the following cake.
The layer of vanilla cake batter is topped with a light mixture of Quark cheese (see notes), and both are mixed lightly, to create a marbled effect. To make things even more interesting, I scattered some fresh cut fruits on top, which added a nice fresh and colorful layer.
The cake turned out to be so fresh and tasty, with every bite bringing a different mix of the two layers and fruits. It is light and not too sweet, and is just perfect for breakfast or brunch dessert, or as a light snack any time of the day. Try it and enjoy.
* Quark cheese is a fresh, low fat white cheese. I used the very creamy Israeli version, which can be found in Kosher stores and in some supermarkets. Other brands can also be found in supermarkets and some even online, though their texture varies. For best results, choose one that is smooth and creamy. If you can't find it, thick Greek yogurt can be a good substitute. Another option is to mix equal amounts of ricotta cheese with sour cream.
* I find the cake to be sweet enough, but if you prefer a sweeter one, increase the amount of sugar in both layers according to your taste.
* Different fruits can be used, according to taste or season.
Makes: 20 squares
Prep time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 40 minutes
For the cheese layer:
13 oz (375 grams) creamy Quark cheese 5% fat (see notes)
¼ cup sugar (see notes)
1 tsp fresh lemon juice (omit if using yogurt)
¼ cup cornstarch
For the vanilla cake layer:
2 L eggs
½ cup sugar (see notes)
¼ cup oil
¼ cup fruity white wine
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla paste
1½ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
For the fruit layer:
1 medium peach, cut into medium pieces
½ cup fresh blueberries
2 Tbs powdered sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Line a 12" x 8" (20.5cm x 30cm) pan with baking paper.
2. In a small bowl, whisk the Quark cheese with the sugar and lemon juice. Add the cornstarch and whisk together to a smooth mixture.
3. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar. Add oil and white wine and whisk again. Add the sour cream, vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt and mix together.
4. Pour the vanilla batter into the pan and add dollops of the cheese mixture on top. Using a fork, lightly mix the two layers, to create a marbled effect. Scatter the fruits on top and cover with the powdered sugar.
5. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the vanilla cake part comes out clean. Place on a rack and let cool to room temperature before serving.

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Frustrated Muslim demand for larger autonomous region in Mindanao could lead to war.
DUBLIN, October 6 (Compass Direct News) – Militant Islamists in the southern island of Mindanao have stepped up their attacks on majority-Christian villages following the failure of a peace agreement that would have enlarged an existing Muslim autonomous region there.
With Muslim commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the southern Philippines yesterday saying ongoing support from the international community was necessary to prevent a full-scale war breaking out in Mindanao, both Muslim and Christian residents in the disputed territories were fearful of what the future might hold.
"The problem is that many people living in these areas don't want to be part of a Muslim autonomous region," a source in Mindanao who preferred to remain anonymous told Compass.
"The closer you get to these zones, the more nervous people are," he said. "The town of Kolambugan, where most of the fighting took place in mid-August, became a virtual ghost town for a while. It had a population of 25,000. But people are slowly returning to their homes."
A Christian family from the area said many people were afraid to sleep at night because they kept hearing reports that they would be attacked at midnight.
"When MILF forces attack Christian villages, Muslim neighbors are afraid that Christians will retaliate against them, even though they have nothing to do with the violence," the source added. "This has happened in the past."
He also explained that some moderate Muslims are drawn to support the MILF because the rebels claim the Christians have stolen their ancestral homelands. Communities in Mindanao often struggle with extreme poverty.
"If MILF is successful in gaining control over these lands, the people assume that their economic situation will improve," he said. "So although they want the fighting to stop, they sympathize with the MILF."
While the conflict is primarily political, religion plays a significant role. As a member of the Moro Youth League stated in an Aug. 5 national television interview in the Philippines, "As a Muslim, in order to live in a righteous way, you need to be living under sharia [Islamic] law and with an Islamic government. We believe we have the right to fight for this."
Other Youth League members on the program agreed that sharia was a primary objective of autonomy, and that Islam was the only "real path of doing anything in this world."
Violence Erupts
Some 2,000 MILF supporters yesterday held a protest march in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur, appealing to the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference to compel the Philippine government to revive the aborted peace agreement that would have enlarged the existing Muslim autonomous region in the south.
Breakaway MILF commanders on Aug. 18 attacked several majority-Christian villages after the Supreme Court prevented the Aug. 5 signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD). The agreement potentially would have given the MILF power to establish an Islamic state governed by sharia law.
Christian leaders in Mindanao appealed to the Supreme Court when they realized that if they voted against inclusion in the proposed Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE), their majority-Christian villages would become small islands in the midst of MILF-administered territory. As a result, they feared, they would be forced to move elsewhere.
Incensed by the 11th-hour stalling of the agreement, three MILF commanders on their own initiative led attacks against towns in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte provinces on Aug. 18, burning homes, seizing livestock and killing at least 37 people. Another 44,000 residents immediately fled the area.
When some Christian residents armed themselves in defense, Secretary of Interior Ronaldo Puno warned that anyone carrying weapons would be disarmed.
The MILF has only 11,000 active fighting men, according to local estimates. But by Aug. 20, the National Disaster Coordinating Council had reported a total of 159,000 people displaced by the rebel attacks.
The Philippine army quickly retaliated, sweeping villages in an attempt to seize the rebel commanders.
After two weeks of violent clashes, the Philippine government officially abandoned the MOA-AD. Spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would seek a new agreement based on consultation with legislators and local politicians rather than negotiations with the MILF.
Furthermore, the government would concentrate on the "disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation" of MILF cadres, Fajardo said.
In response, MILF leaders rejected any renegotiation of the peace deal with Arroyo's administration.
Overcoming Prejudice
An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Aug. 7 stated that the MOA-AD would only reinforce prejudices between Christian and Muslim communities.
Under the agreement, WSJ claimed, the government would further divide Mindanao into Muslim and Christian enclaves, increasing the likelihood of territorial disputes. Separating Muslims from the rest of Philippine society, it stated, would encourage a vision already held by MILF to help create a pan-Islamic state covering several countries in the region, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
Finally, the WSJ said, less Philippine control of Mindanao would "invite even more terrorist activity in an area that already has strong ties to al Qaeda."
While there are proven terrorist leanings in groups such as the MILF and the Abu Sayyaf, not all area Muslims approve of or engage in such activities.
Camilo Montesa, a key figure in peace negotiations, in his blog on Aug. 30 described an encounter with a young man who believed that Muslim residents would readily seize property from Christians once the BJE were formed.
Others told Montesa that, "Muslims were scouting and marking the big houses of Christians in Cotabato and staking a claim over them in anticipation of the signing of the peace agreement."
"The hearts and minds of the people are the battlefields, and not some hill or base camp," Montesa concluded. "There is a limit to what arms and war can produce … It is unfortunate that we are so divided as a people at this point in our national life."
Reclaiming 'Ancestral Domains'
As Islamic identity strengthened in the Middle East after World War II – and as many Philippine Muslims traveled to study in Middle Eastern countries – certain sectors of the Bangsamoro population became committed to reclaiming "ancestral domains."
Their claims dated back to the rule of the Sultanate of Sulu, which existed prior to Spanish colonial rule in the 1500s, and the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935. When the last sultan died in 1936, the fledgling Philippine government refused to recognize his heir, effectively eradicating the traditional Bangsamoro power base.
When the Philippines became a republic in 1946, its constitution allowed for the establishment of an autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao. Initially the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fought alone for this autonomous territory; in 1977, however, MNLF member Hashim Salamat – who had studied in Saudi Arabia – and his followers seceded from the movement and founded the rival MILF.
The Philippine government signed an agreement with the MNLF in January 1987, and territories were added to the resulting Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) through a series of plebiscites or referendums in 1989, 2001, 2002 and 2006.
MILF commanders later laid claim to a further 712 villages outside the ARMM.
Negotiations between the government and the MILF began in earnest in June 2001. Both parties were to formally sign the resulting MOA-AD on Aug. 5, a deal which could have led to the creation of the separate Bangsamoro Juridical Entity, or fully-functioning state, replacing the ARMM by 2010.
When details of the agreement were leaked to the press, however, Christian politicians in regions of Mindanao affected by the agreement appealed to the Supreme Court, which in turn issued a temporary restraining order on the signing of the agreement on Aug. 4.
Report from Compass Direct News


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Cars We Remember: Tips for buying collector cars online and print
Q: Greg I'm considering buying a collector car either on eBay or from the ads either in area newspapers or in collector car magazines I receive like Hemmings Motor News and Auto Round-Up. I see many cars for sale that look good at fair prices. What's your advice on buying online or from a magazine or newspaper ad?
-- Don R., Illinois
A: Don, I've purchased a 1959 Edsel Ranger from a magazine ad and also a 1980 AMC Concord from eBay. I'll explain later about each purchase, but neither were big money purchases. If you find a car for sale in your local newspaper, that makes everything easy as you can have the car checked out without difficulty.
However, buying a car online or from an ad in a magazine takes a different approach. Although easy, you've got to follow some important steps. If you buy from eBay, they have excellent information online about buying a car (See their "9 Safety Tips"). As for magazines, Hemmings Motor News and/or Auto Round-Up both have similar information about buying from private owners where you'll find buyer tips, dealing with sellers and also advice so you don't fall victim to a scam.
From my perspective, and especially if you are going to spend some serious money, I recommend having a professional mechanic check your dream car in person before you buy. There are many cars that look great in pictures when in reality they are loaded with unseen problems and sold by people you don't want to deal with.
Additionally, eBay Motors has guidelines for its sellers, including clearly stated refund policies, seller feedback ratings and so on, which is all good. However, nothing is foolproof in this business and eBay and the respected magazines you mention try their best to inform prospective buyers of scams and fraud.
Online sellers may or may not have protection policies or buyer disagreement clauses in place. Usually an "as is" sale is just that, "as is." If you buy from a private owner or one with a personal website, I double emphasize you have the car checked before you buy.
To explain further, I once checked out a great looking 1968 Chevy Camaro SS for a friend and it looked beautiful sitting in the well lit garage I visited. However, when I raised the trunk to check the trunk floor, it was very heavy and couldn't stay up on its own. The trunk flew down with a force that could have broken my finger. Thus, I knew it was loaded with body filler, regardless of how good the paint was.
Another example I remember reading about dealt with an enthusiast who bought a rare 1970 Plymouth Superbird online for close to $100,000 from pictures only. The owner said it was numbers matching and fully restored. When the car got to his home he noticed an area that needed a touch up. A trip to his hometown body shop for a minor repair turned into a horror story as the car was loaded with body filler and even heavy cardboard in the trunk area. Still, it looked look like a $100,000 car and could have fooled an uneducated buyer even in person.
As for my '59 Edsel, I found it in a magazine ad and had my brother, who lived only 12 miles from the car in North Carolina, check it out and report back. My brother said it was "as advertised," drove well and I bought it. When the Edsel arrived at my home, it was just as he and the seller described flaws and all. In this case, we were dealing with an honest seller, a low price, and I knew up front the only way the paint looked good was if you stood 25 feet away. Overall, some minor rust and all, it was a fair condition car with 120,000 miles on it. Still, if you judge solely from the attached photo, it looks pristine.
My 1980 AMC Concord came from eBay Motors from a seller with excellent, 100-percent positive buyer feedback. He lived in my state and the price was very low for a car with just 26,000 original miles. The eBay seller also told me the paint was thin, it had some minor body rust and to make sure I added anti-freeze as he had the radiator fixed and only put water in it for the summer. That's an honest seller.
In ending, if you buy from a private owner and don't know anyone where the car is located, call a reputable garage in the area and ask if they can check the car for you. You'll be surprised how many independent mechanics will do it for a reasonable sum, usually $100 (more or less) depending on where the car is.
Good luck in your search and let's hope you find something in your area newspapers first.
-- Greg Zyla writes weekly for More Content Now and other GateHouse Media publications. He welcomes reader questions at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Clayton Kershaw (7-5, 2.84) vs. Cliff Lee (1-6, 3.92).
Bring out the big guns! Not former Cy Young Award winners Cliff Lee (2008, AL) and Clayton Kershaw (2011, NL). No, we're talking about SoSG Sax, who is skipping out on work and bringing his vaunted 2-4 record to the Stadium today in order to turn this post-All-Star Break 1-4 death spiral around. The Dodgers have lost 19 of their last 25.
After taking four in Philly earlier this season, the Fillies won't sweep us back. Beer will be consumed. Dodgers will score more than three runs. And a victory is in store. Count it.
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Police: Fla. clerk's gun beats thief's cattle prod
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun.
The Leon County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside Tallahassee on January 2, produced the cattle prod and demanded money from the clerk. Officials say he shocked the clerk several times before the clerk pulled a handgun.
Authorities say Tomberlin fled and another employee tried to restrain him, but he eventually escaped in his truck. Deputies stopped Tomberlin's truck but he fled on foot.
The sheriff's office says Tomberlin was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery.
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Security forces fail to avert attacks on Christians in separate cases.
ISTANBUL, July 7 (Compass Direct News) – Separate cases of sectarian violence in two villages erupted in Egypt last week, shaking the country's Coptic Christian community as Muslims attacked their homes and security forces imposed curfews in an effort to maintain peace.
Last Wednesday (July 1) in the village of Kafr El Barbari in Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia, north of Cairo, Muslim villagers mourning the death of 18-year-old Mohamed Ramadan Ezzat, an Al Azhar University student stabbed to death by a Coptic grocer, attacked Christian homes with stones, breaking their windows.
During post-funeral violence, 25 people were injured as hundreds of angry Muslims attacked Coptic homes. Some sources claimed that those who attacked the Christian houses were Muslims from surrounding villages. Reports varied on extent of damage to houses.
Many of the 1,000 Christian Copts who live in the village of 4,000 inhabitants fled or remained indoors out of fear that tensions may escalate. A non-profit organization that visited Kafr El Barbari on Sunday reported that it was unable to make contact with Christians.
On June 29, Ezzat had gone to the family grocery store of 50-year-old Emil Gerges to buy soft drinks. A dispute about an alleged debt Ezzat had with the store ended when Gerges' son John, 20, stabbed the young Muslim. Ezzat died in the hospital that evening, after which his family members attacked and burned the Gerges' store as well as two of the family apartments.
Gerges, his two sons and wife were arrested on June 29, and while his wife was released for health reasons, the men of the family remain in prison under charges of manslaughter. Security forces ordered a curfew in the village and placed a cordon around it to prohibit movement into and out of it.
Although the conflict in Kafr El Barbari was seen as a family dispute, sources say it quickly escalated into sectarian violence, heightening tensions throughout the country.
"The event could have passed as an individual fight, only there is so much tension now that if any individual fight happens between a Muslim and Christian, the whole village erupts and fights," said Samia Sidhom, news editor of Egyptian Coptic weekly Watani.
So far there has been no official reconciliation meeting between the village's Christians and Muslims, although leaders have met. Ezzat's father, in a statement this week to online news agency Youm 7, said that his family has conflict only with the Gerges family and asked Christians who had fled to return to their homes. He did, however, imply that if the courts did not vindicate his son's death, he would.
Sidhom of Watani said that overall there is an increase in sectarian tensions in the country because Islamic elements see a benefit to dissension rising.
"It destabilizes the country, and it puts security authorities at a weak point," she said.
Other Coptic experts, however, believe that security forces have a hand in most cases of sectarian violence across the nation.
"The police are more than capable of controlling any situation if they want to," said Ibrahim Habib, chairman of U.K.-based United Copts, of the apparent lack of control during Ezzat's funeral. "This is deliberate I think. Some authority in the police feels that this is a time to teach Christians a lesson, to humiliate them according to sharia [Islamic law], to treat them as dhimmi, to treat them as second class citizens. If the government is serious, it is more than capable of controlling things."
Rumors Lead to More Violence
On the heels of violence in Ezbet Boshra-East last month that left Christian villagers imprisoned and hiding in their houses on suspicion of holding a prayer meeting without permission, just five kilometers away in Ezbet Guirgis on Friday (July 3) Christians faced a similar fate.
After rumors spread among Ezbet Guirgis's 400 Muslims that the majority Christians were planning to use a four-story building as a church, early in the morning the Muslims set fire to a warehouse adjacent to the building.
The village priest, the Rev. Saman Shehata, had applied for permission to use the building for worship last year, but authorities had rejected it.
The village's 1,400 Coptic Christians have not used the building due to lack of official permission even though they have owned it for three years. Instead, the Christians have been using an old 35-square-meter building that has association status, allowing them to pray in it.
Shehata told Compass he believed that local police authorities who resented the application for permission to use the newer building as a church, which he filed eight months ago, spread the rumor that Copts would worship there in spite the denial of his request.
"These rumors are most likely spread by the lower ranking people from the police themselves," Shehata said. "They incite the Muslims to show that they don't want the building."
The priest, who has been working in Ezbet Guirgis for 12 years, said his application for church use was rejected due to its proximity to the village's only mosque.
The fire damaged two buildings, and Muslims also tried to burn cars belonging to the church and priest. Fire brigades arrived at the scene 90 minutes later. Shehata said that after morning prayers, when he went to file a complaint about the fires, he received a phone call informing him that Muslims were attacking Christians.
Few Christians were injured. Authorities arrested 11 Christian Copts and five Muslims in connection with the fires and ensuing violence. Security forces also placed a temporary curfew on the village of Ezbet Guirgis and are monitoring the village.
On his way to visit the Christian prisoners and to give them food today, Shehata said that security forces had detained and were trying to blame Safuat Atalla, a 28-year-old Copt, for the fires, which also destroyed some of the villagers' stored crop harvest. Atalla used to work as the Shehata's driver and had resigned on friendly terms after he found a better job to support his new wife and ailing parents.
Shehata, however, fears that the police may be torturing Atalla to extract a false confession that he set the fires out of anger toward the priest. Shehata said it was impossible to know how the prisoners are being treated as police have heavily supervised his visits.
"The greatest difficulty is that the prayer space is very limited, and it can only accommodate 1 percent of the Christian villagers," said Shehata of the community's older, smaller building. "People have to stand outside the building whenever they come for mass."
The priest said the excuse authorities give for not allowing them to use or build a church is to maintain the village's harmony.
"Christians are forced to pray in the street, and other villagers pass through them with their cattle, and this also leads to friction," said Shehata. "So isn't it better to pray within four walls than in the streets, humiliated?"
Shehata said this was the first time the two communities clashed in the village.
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The case of Ezbet Guirgis is similar to that of Ezbet Boshra-East, said an Egyptian human rights expert, as in both villages violence erupted on rumors about the use of church-owned buildings.
Reconciliation meetings are expected to take place in Ezbet Guirgis soon, but the expert said it was likely that in order to maintain peace, Shehata may have to leave the village as did the Rev. Isaak Castor from Ezbet Boshra-East after last month's clashes.
"It's expected that Father Saman must leave, because they accepted that solution in Boshra so it will be hard to accept anything else," said the expert.
Rumors have already started circulating that Muslims are demanding that Shehata leave.
"Father Isaac is already out of the village," said the expert, who recently spoke with Castor. "He left before the reconciliation meeting that happened on Wednesday [July 1]."
Castor moved to Minya at the request of his superiors.
Commenting on the three cases of sectarian violence within two weeks, Habib of United Copts expressed worry about the negative role security forces have played in the events and the lack of equality for Coptic Christians seeking their rights based on the Constitution, which in theory grants them religious freedom.
"The national security force is a danger, and the police are not even-handed," he said. "Even when it comes to court, they do not supply enough evidence, the Islamists have infiltrated the courts, and this is a bad recipe for Egypt. We are really worried about what will happen in the future to the Christians."
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Further update at 7:45 p.m. Dec. 1: The Cyber Hymnal site is back up. I just listened to the Doxology and "The Snow Lay on the Ground," the carol often used as an anthem (the first I remember singing with youth choir at my childhood church). But I'm leaving up the Nov. 29 update because you may want to use Hymn Site as a back-up if Cyber Hymnal goes down again. Jan
Update at 5:25 p.m. Nov. 29: The Cyber Hymnal site seems to have crashed — let's hope temporarily — since I posted this. The link worked without problems for days. But at this writing you can't reach Cyber Hymnal either from here or the link on Google. Until the site is up again, you can hear the music and find the words to hymns at HymnSite www.hymnsite.com. HymnSite isn't as easy to search as Cyber Hymnal and may have fewer hymns, but has many of the same elements. Jan
Update, Nov. 2010: Cyber Hymnal is now NetHymnal, and the links in this post have been changed to reflect it.
Today I was looking for facts to add to a quote of the day about a Thanksgiving hymn and found a site called NetHymnal that lets you listen for free to the music of more than hymns and Gospel songs. NetHymnal also has the words and background of tunes, pictures of authors or composers, a few musical scores and more. It offers 29 hymns by J. S. Bach alone, including such chart-busters as "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Von Himmel Hoch." The site is just what its name implies — the online equivalent of a hymnal you might find slotted into a pew except that it lets you listen to the music instead of reading the scores. And you can download for free anything that's out of copyright.
So this is the place to go if you'd like to hear the Thanksgiving hymns "Now Thank We All Our God," "For the Beauty of the Earth" and "We Gather Together" (the only one of the three that's non-Trinitarian in all verses). Cyber Hymnal also lets you listen to Christmas carols and patriotic songs such as "O Canada," "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" (the Navy Hymn). And if you're getting married in a church soon, you can hear any hymn that could be played at your wedding. Be sure to listen to the traditional — and best — version of the classic wedding hymn "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" on Cyber Hymnal before somebody talks you into the alternate setting that has become popular without my consent. (Are you going to invite me to the wedding?)
If you don't care for Thanksgiving hymns but want to hear to some of the most stirring music ever written, use the title search tool on Nethymnal to look for "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" (the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony), "Thine Be the Glory" ("See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes" from Handel's Judas Maccabeus) and "Be Still, My Soul" ("The Song of Peace" from Sibelius's Finlandia). Like the Colorado Rockies, that quote of the day that I planned to post will have to wait till next year, because I'm off to Cyber Hymnal to listen Beethoven's "The Heavn's Resoundeth" ("The Heavens Are Telling"), nearly as glorious as the "Ode to Joy."
The picture above from the old Cyber Hymnal shows Catherine Winkworth (1827-78), who translated "Now Thank We All Our God" ("Nun Danket") from the German.
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Well, here's how it all started.
I made this offhand remark in my post about Pie Pirates the other day:
"I firmly believed that cartoonists should write cartoons and had convinced Nickelodeon of it. Not every cartoonist can write of course, but only cartoonists should write cartoons - just as only dancers can "write" (choreograph) dances, musicians can write music and sculptors can "write" sculptures."
I had hoped I could sneak this axiom under everyone's noses, but alas Ted caught me.
Outraged that I thought cartoonists should make cartoons and musicians should make music, he decided to teach me a lesson and refute me in the comments. When I saw the comment I was paralyzed with fear. Caught!
I thought to myself, ""Wait! Ha hah! I have comment moderation on! I just won't publish the comment and no one will see how weak my theory was."
But then came this ominous threat:
At 7:11 AM, Ted said...
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You don't really explain why you think only cartoonists should write cartoons. You just say you are convinced of it (and that you convinced Nickelodeon of it; are you going to say if someone can convince Nick something is the case, then it must be the case?)and make analogies that are not so clear cut (the church, government and private clients generally wrote what classical and renaissance sculpture or paintings would be, often to the point of saying "make it like this other Madonna" or similar, and dance is often written storywise by non-dance sources; see, for example, The Lion King, or Cats). The artists executed the final product through their own artistic lens, and added incalculably to the work, but it's wrong to say they were the sole writers.
You also don't address other, more similar artforms, where it is not the case; live action films and television are almost certainly the most analagous artform to cartoons in terms of story structure, and yet people are not up in arms when a movie isn't written by a cinematographer, set dresser, or director.
So, why is a cartoonist the only person equipped to create (or lift) a story structure? Why is a cartoonist the only person who can write a line of dialogue like "cling tenaciously to my buttocks"? Or a line like "You're next! Meeester Doggie Treeeeat !"? If cartoonists are so important to the process, why are the two specific examples of cartoonist added content lines of dialogue? Why are cartoonists uniquely qualified to take someone else's story and swap in new wackier elements? Why are cartoonists uniquely qualified to watch old cartoons, glean what works about the story structure, and regurgitate it in new and interesting ways?
There's a big difference between saying "some cartoonists can write great cartoons or add great story or dialogue bits to cartoons", which your comments support, and "only cartoonists should write cartoons". A cartoonist might have all the technical skills to be able to make a cartoon from story to embellished drawings by herself and a non-cartoonist cannot make a cartoon by herself because by that definition they are lacking the technical drawing skill sets of the cartoonist. How is your assertion that a non cartoonist cannot have the technical skill to write a cartoon story structure or dialogue any different from the assertion of a broken studio system that says cartoonists cannot have the technical skill to write a cartoon?
So now I knew I had to do something. Knowing that I couldn't possibly defend myself against Ted''s razor sharp deductions with my own meager wits, I decided to ask my old buddy Walt in Heaven to give us a few words to defend the honor of cartoonists everywhere. Please Walt! Make them give us our business back again! We wanna do it the way you and everyone else did it back when cartoons were creative!
Walt seems to be saying, "Ted, are you serious?"They are the "writers" who don't use typewriters.
Here's what a "script" looks like for a cartoon picture.
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I recently posted a time-lapse video of a Cape Cod Canal Transit which was pretty well received by the boys at the Canal's A.C.O.E. Office. It was the 1st of March and the opportunity couldn't be ignored. With the opening seconds of the video showing us entering the East End in a pronounced slide and set toward the south breakwater, the canal is entered with the music of one of my favorite Santana tracks kicking in at just the right moment as we shot into the entrance.
The question from Ryan is; How would you compare a Hell's Gate transit to a Cape Cod Canal transit?
Okay, since you ask……
One thing right off the bat, they are similar but different transits. The Gate presents its challenge once we commit for the eastbound transit at the lower end of the Poorhouse Flats range. After that (if you're in the flood current) you are going through the Gate, stopping is not an option. Thirty or so minutes later, the "deed is done". The Canal is a committed transit after passing Hog Island just west of the Maritime Academy.
Hell Gate is a tight and rocky estuary that doesn't allow for a lot of leeway, it is an intense affair with two big turns. Once you clear the railroad bridge it becomes kind of anti-climactic. This time of year both waterways have the added challenge of dealing with large numbers of recreational vessels.
The Canal is a fifteen mile transit from Cleveland Ledge to the East End, the last twelve or so being the very definition of commitment. Once you've sailed past Mass Maritime and the A.C.O.E. West End Station there isn't any room to turn around or places to stop.
On average the canal transit lasts from 1 to 2 hours depending on the current and traffic.
The Canal is similar to Hell Gate as it requires focus and timing to approach and negotiate. The primary difference is the amount of time you need to spend doing it.
Turns must be set up well in advance for large units since a fair current will introduce a respectable slide toward the down-current side of the channel. Bottom clearance is a consideration as well. Although the canal has a decent depth, there are some shallow spots that develop from time to time that will create enough suction that can make handling a deeply loaded unit a struggle in the turns. With a head current (going against the flow) it's almost like pushing a pencil by its sharpened tip across a table. A balancing act that lasts for the entire transit until the east end breakwaters are in the rearview mirror.
Hell Gate has numerous eddies to contend with but they are fairly predictable for an experienced pilot. The Canal has a strong current that follows the trend of the ditch without too many cross-current issues (except perhaps near the academy and east entrance breakwaters). The east end can be challenging once it is approached since (as evidenced in the video) the bay influences the entrance with waves, weather and wind. There is also a railroad bridge at the West End Station that closes the waterway from time to time. Traffic is advised well in advance by the A.C.O.E. Controllers and the bridge never has an unannounced closing.
Should there be a strong northerly or easterly component to the wind and seas at the eastern end, many conventional tug and barge units delay their transit until the conditions abate since exiting the canal in push gear is something we'd want to do without a heavy swell surging the gear. Tugs towing light barges negotiate the canal at nearly any stage of the current without too much difficulty, but those towing a loaded unit "short" (close to the tug) through this waterway experience a delicate affair that is generally timed to coincide with the slack rather than max current. Tail boats are often used to help keep the tow under control as well.
Like Hell Gate, the canal can be an unforgiving stretch of water. More than one unit has had a bad day in the canal when things went sour. It only takes a few seconds of inattention to get in trouble; it gets ugly in a hurry.
Hell Gate is scenic and cool for its views of the Manhattan skyline and its Upper East Side until we reach the Astoria side of the railroad bridge, then it's industrial chic for the ride past the Bronx. It gets pretty again when you reach the Whitestone Bridge and head under the Throg's Neck bridge for the Sound.
The Canal is lovely and quintessentially New England, with wide walking and bike paths on both sides. Folks fishing in crystal aqua green water enjoying the parade of vessels large and small. It's a beautiful ride any time of the year.
Sea level canal transits (like the Cape Cod Canal and Chesapeake and Delaware) are challenging and interesting. You are on your toes for the entire trip since a fair current will boost your speed over the bottom dramatically and a head current will make for a long trip. It's about focus and forethought. My Dad used to say that a boat handler should be thinking a mile or so ahead of his boat to be ready for what's next.
I've got to say that I like both transits. The Canal is pretty, but at the end of the day they both offer something that is challenging and interesting.


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It also was not known what caused the collapse of the bridge about 60 miles north of Seattle in Skagit County, which stretches from the North Cascades National Park to a cluster of islands off the Washington coast.
Xavier Grospe, 62, who lives near the river, said he could see three cars with what appeared to be one person per vehicle. The vehicles were sitting still in the water, partially submerged and partly above the waterline, and the apparent drivers were sitting either on top of the vehicles or on the edge of open windows.
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I first encountered this story in front of a recording studio in Austin, Texas. "My mother sent me this," attorney Jeff Frazier told me. "It's a really refreshing perspective. He says he's for gay marriage because he's a Christian!" I looked at his cell phone and was delighted to see Mark Osler's name.
In this piece written for the CNN blog, Osler doesn't argue that the Bible endorses homosexuality; he says the life and message of Jesus is a compelling argument against withholding any holy sacrament (marriage, baptism) from anybody.
Mark couldn't have made this argument so neatly when he was a Baptist at Baylor; but now that he's wandered down the Canterbury Trail it makes a lot of sense. In fact, the baptism-marriage connection is breathtaking in its simplicity. Why hadn't I thought of that? Probably because I'm still a Baptist.
By Mark Osler, Special to CNN
I am a Christian, and I am in favor of gay marriage. The reason I am for gay marriage is because of my faith.
What I see in the Bible's accounts of Jesus and his followers is an insistence that we don't have the moral authority to deny others the blessing of holy institutions like baptism, communion, and marriage. God, through the Holy Spirit, infuses those moments with life, and it is not ours to either give or deny to others.
A clear instruction on this comes from Simon Peter, the "rock" on whom the church is built. Peter is a captivating figure in the Christian story. Jesus plucks him out of a fishing boat to become a disciple, and time and again he represents us all in learning at the feet of Christ.
During their time together, Peter is often naïve and clueless – he is a follower, constantly learning.
After Jesus is crucified, though, a different Peter emerges, one who is forceful and bold. This is the Peter we see in the Acts of the Apostles, during a fevered debate over whether or not Gentiles should be baptized. Peter was harshly criticized for even eating a meal with those who were uncircumcised; that is, those who did not follow the commands of the Old Testament.
Peter, though, is strong in confronting those who would deny the sacrament of baptism to the Gentiles, and argues for an acceptance of believers who do not follow the circumcision rules of Leviticus (which is also where we find a condemnation of homosexuality).
His challenge is stark and stunning: Before ordering that the Gentiles be baptized Peter asks "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
None of us, Peter says, has the moral authority to deny baptism to those who seek it, even if they do not follow the ancient laws. It is the flooding love of the Holy Spirit, which fell over that entire crowd, sinners and saints alike, that directs otherwise.
It is not our place, it seems, to sort out who should be denied a bond with God and the Holy Spirit of the kind that we find through baptism, communion, and marriage. The water will flow where it will.
Intriguingly, this rule will apply whether we see homosexuality as a sin or not. The water is for all of us. We see the same thing at the Last Supper, as Jesus gives the bread and wine to all who are there—even to Peter, who Jesus said would deny him, and to Judas, who would betray him.
The question before us now is not whether homosexuality is a sin, but whether being gay should be a bar to baptism or communion or marriage.
The answer is in the Bible. Peter and Jesus offer a strikingly inclusive form of love and engagement. They hold out the symbols of Gods' love to all. How arrogant that we think it is ours to parse out stingily!
I worship at St. Stephens, an Episcopal church in Edina, Minnesota. There is a river that flows around the back and side of that church with a delightful name: Minnehaha Creek. That is where we do baptisms.
The Rector stands in the creek in his robes, the cool water coursing by his feet, and takes an infant into his arms and baptizes her with that same cool water. The congregation sits on the grassy bank and watches, a gentle army.
At the bottom of the creek, in exactly that spot, is a floor of smooth pebbles. The water rushing by has rubbed off the rough edges, bit by bit, day by day. The pebbles have been transformed by that water into something new.
I suppose that, as Peter put it, someone could try to withhold the waters of baptism there. They could try to stop the river, to keep the water from some of the stones, like a child in the gutter building a barrier against the stream.
It won't last, though. I would say this to those who would withhold the water of baptism, the joy of worship, or the bonds of marriage: You are less strong than the water, which will flow around you, find its path, and gently erode each wall you try to erect.
The redeeming power of that creek, and of the Holy Spirit, is relentless, making us all into something better and new.
Mark Osler is a Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota (and a member of the Friends of Justice board).


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First name: Sehem, Age: 26 yo, City: Garland (TX)
Hi, we're a libertine couple. My name is Sehem and I'm 26 years old and my husband 27. We are in Garland. We can do this on Sunday, but we prefer that the meeting take place at our house. We have a lot of accessories. We love sadomasochism. The best is when I'm handcuffed so my submissive can watch you fuck me and I'll have the time of my life. I am attracted to guys with a big member and rather small, however it remains a wish. However, I want a good fucker like my guy. I want to scream. We therefore want to enjoy sexual pleasures with another couple. We are quite open-minded. We are waiting for your messages. Kisses.
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A libertine couple in Garland wants to have fun with another couple
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First name: Franziska, Age: 20 yo, City: Garland (TX)
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A naughty girl on Garland wants to quickly find a horny guy for a one-night stand
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First name: Tarra, Age: 43 yo, City: Garland (TX)
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I'm a young, very naughty woman who's free to meet up for some hot fun
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First name: Merve, Age: 26 yo, City: Garland (TX)
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First name: Sabelle, Age: 22 yo, City: Garland (TX)
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First name: Françoise-marie, Age: 19 yo, City: Garland (TX)
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First name: Abele, Age: 34 yo, City: Garland (TX)
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Cool weather helps fight wildfire
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - A big cool-down in weather calmed a huge wildfire burning in Southern California coastal mountains Saturday, and firefighters worked to cut miles of containment lines while conditions were favorable.
High winds and withering hot, dry air were replaced by the normal flow of damp air off the Pacific, significantly reducing fire activity.
"The fire isn't really running and gunning," said Tom Kruschke, a Ventura County Fire Department spokesman.
The 43-square-mile blaze at the western end of the Santa Monica Mountains was 56 percent surrounded.
The humidity level rose so much that an overnight effort to burn away fuel at one section of the fire did not work well, Kruschke said.
Despite the favorable conditions, evacuation orders remained in place for residences in several areas.
Nearly 2,000 firefighters using engines, bulldozers and aircraft worked to corral the blaze.
Firefighting efforts were focused on the fire's east side, rugged canyons that are a mix of public and private lands, Kruschke said.
The National Weather Service said an approaching low-pressure system would bring a 20 percent chance of showers this afternoon, with the likelihood increasing into the night and on Monday.
"Anything we get is going to help us," Kruschke said.
The change in the weather was also expected to bring gusty winds to some parts of Southern California, but well away from the fire area.
Despite its size and speed of growth, the fire that broke out Thursday and quickly moved through neighborhoods of Camarillo Springs and Thousand Oaks has caused damage to just 15 homes, though it has threatened thousands.
The fire also swept through Point Mugu State Park, a hiking and camping area that sprawls between those communities and the ocean. Park district Superintendent Craig Sap told the Ventura County Star (http://bit.ly/18CKxY4) that two old, unused ranch-style homes in the backcountry burned. Restrooms and campgrounds also were damaged. Sap estimated repairs would cost $225,000.
The only injuries as of Saturday were a civilian and a firefighter involved in a traffic accident away from the fire.
Residents were grateful so many homes were spared.
"It came pretty close. All of these houses - these firemen did a tremendous job. Very, very thankful for them," Shayne Poindexter said. Flames came within 30 feet of the house he was building.
On Friday, the wildfire reached the ocean, jumped Pacific Coast Highway and burned a Navy base rifle range on the beach at Point Mugu. When winds reversed direction from offshore to onshore, the fire stormed back up canyons toward inland neighborhoods.
The blaze is one of more than 680 wildfires in the state so far this year - about 200 more than average.
East of Los Angeles in Riverside County, a new fire that broke out Saturday afternoon burned 650 acres of wilderness south of Banning. It was 20 percent contained. Banning has been flanked by a nearly 5-square-mile fire to the north since Wednesday. Firefighters contained 85 percent of that fire, which destroyed one home shortly after it broke out.
In Northern California, a fire that has blackened more than 10 square miles of wilderness in Tehama County was a threat to 10 unoccupied summer homes near the community of Butte Meadows, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Thunderstorms Saturday were expected to bring erratic winds but little rain to the area about 200 miles north of San Francisco.
Nearly 1,300 firefighters were on the lines and the blaze, which started Wednesday, was 20 percent contained.


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I just looked up a book about how to focus in a distracted world and I couldn't make it through the description because I got distracted.
I wish this was me trying to be funny or something but, alas, that just happened. Seriously.
I'm not sure if this means I desperately need the book or it would be a bad fit because the author can't hold the attention of his target audience long enough to buy his book.
In my defense, it's a fairly lengthy description.
And I'm not always that easily distracted but… Ooh! Shiny!
When there is a lot going on (there is) and stuff keeps piling up on top my head (it does), I get overwhelmed then become easily distracted.
This got me thinking, as these things do, and now I've completely lost it and am in some deep philosophical discussion with myself about metaphysics and if the phone is actually ringing and if I'm even real.
So that's the deal with my life right now. How are you?
My Sunday thoughts in 200 words or less.
How do you focus with all the distractions out there? By the way, should any of you lovely readers like to check the book out, the link is up there and it's called Deep Work. I (obviously) haven't read it but Sacha Black recommends it. 🙂


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Review: Corruption saga 'American Hustle' a riot
Underscoring deeply conflicted characters, who are on a mission to reconceive their unsatisfying circumstances, has become director David O. Russell's sweet spot. From his raw 1996 film, "Flirting with Disaster," to last year's acclaimed "Silver Linings Playbook," he effectively unravels the disarray.
In the 1970s-set con artist tale "American Hustle," Russell's ability to depict an audacious take on a bedlam breakdown peaks, making this his most entertaining jaunt yet.
Loosely chronicling the FBI investigation designed to implicate government officials by way of bribery known as the Abscam scandal, Russell inserts this disclaimer at the start: "Some of this actually happened." The note sets the facetious tone for the corruption smear — six congressmen and a senator really went down — that riddled New York in the late '70s and early 1980s.
Russell, who co-wrote the script with Eric Singer ("The International"), could have devised an austere new-age noir. But he avoided the melodrama, instead heightened ing the ludicrous true-crime thread to an outrageously savage, comical and rapid degree. The result is a sleek revival of the '70s, complete with oversized glasses, plaid suit jackets, plunging come-hither necklines and a rapturous soundtrack.
Just about all of his characters are painstakingly obsessed with getting ahead. As a result, they cast morality and logic to the side at the expense of love, stability and a clean criminal record.
Some of the names from the real operation have been changed here, as Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) is based on actual con artist Mel Weinberg, who was forced to conspire with the FBI to evade doing time.
The constantly effective Bale, as the bearded Irving, is a clever swindler who owns a slew of dry cleaners, sells both poached and fake art and hooks people into pseudo loan deals. But he's not exclusively heartless. His conscience ensures he ideally wants a person to feel satisfied, which makes him quite lovable.
Sacrificing his usual sex appeal, Bale committed to packing on an extra 40 pounds and hiding a fake balding head with a hairpiece and a comb-over for this role. Still, his Irving is able to charm the smart and sassy former stripper Sydney Prosser (a memorably bold and genius Amy Adams) at a winter indoor-pool party by identifying their mutual love for Duke Ellington. Sydney, who is tired of slumming, pitches in on Irving's crooking and assumes the perfect British blue blood persona for luring clientele into the loan scam. before long, the two, who take turns narrating the story, fall madly in love.
But we soon find out Irving is married and stashes his lady Roselyn and her son on Long Island. His sultry and blunt companion, fiercely pronounced by Jennifer Lawrence, ensures she's far from forgotten as she threatens to unmask Irving's scheming if he utters the word divorce. The 23-year-old actress is the most irresistible part of this film, as she shifts between fiery and needy in an instant.
As Irving and Sydney's plotting gains steam, they attract the interest of FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), who is thirsty for recognition and threatens a bust unless the couple goes in on a plan to nail politicians. But Richie, who lives with his mother and packs his head with rollers for that sexy curly look, falls victim to Sydney's deceitful advances, as he certainly isn't as clever as he thinks he is.
However, with themes of duality and skepticism running throughout, Sydney's attraction toward Richie (who Cooper cleverly punches up in each scene), inevitably becomes real.
When the scheme to take down questionable pompadour-donning New Jersey mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner) goes wrong, things begin to unravel.
The film may lack grit but the stellar cast adds to its allure, helping to round out this dynamic account where reinvention offers the means to endure.
Rated R for pervasive language including some sexual content and brief violence.
Now showing: LA Boardwalk, Tinseltown USA.


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The combination of eggplant and lamb meat is one of my favorites. In the recipe here, the patties are fried at the last minute and the dish is assembled just before serving. However, all the components for the dish can be prepared in advance, so the process is not as daunting as it may seem at first glace. Once you have the sauce, the fried eggplants and the patties mixture ready, finishing the dish and assembling is quick and easy.
The dish is ideal for serving as a part of a buffet dinner, as an appetizer, or as a main course. Whichever way you'll choose to serve it, I'm sure you'll enjoy this tasty combination of flavors.
* Salting the eggplants overnight is important, as it helps the eggplant to hardly absorb oil while frying. For best results, don't skip this step.
* To ensure quality and best flavor, I recommend chopping or grinding the meat at home.
* Beef can be used instead of the lamb.
* For a vegetarian option, use herbed goat cheese instead of the meat.
Makes: 10
Prep time for the eggplants: 10 minutes + overnight
Frying time for the eggplants: 15 minutes
Prep time for the sauce: 10 minutes
Roasting time for the sauce: 20 minutes
Prep time for the patties: 15 minutes
Frying time for the patties: 15 minutes
Assembling time: 10 minutes
For the eggplants:
1-2 large eggplants, sliced lengthwise to medium thickens
1 Tbs salt
Oil for shallow frying
For the sauce:
About 20 mini peppers (I used yellow, but any would do), cleaned
About 30 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs olive oil
For the patties:
1 cup packed parsley
4 scallions, roughly chopped
14 oz (400 grams) lamb shoulder meat, cut into medium cubes
1 tsp salt
½ tsp four peppers mix
Oil for shallow frying
For serving:
Chopped parsley
1. The eggplants: Sprinkle salt over the eggplant slices on both sides. Place in a colander, as shown in the photo, and let sweat and drain overnight. The next day, pat dry with paper towels and fry in hot oil until golden-brown on both sides. Place on paper towels, to adsorb extra oil. Keep at room temperature until using, or, in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to 3 days.
2. The sauce: Preheat the oven to 425F (220C). Line a baking sheet pan with baking paper. Arrange the peppers and cherry tomatoes on, in one layer, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle 1 Tbs olive oil all over and roast for about 20 minutes, or until the tomatoes and peppers are nicely roasted. Let cool a bit and place in a food processor bowl, fitted with the metal blade. Add the remaining 1 Tbs of olive oil and process coarsely. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. The sauce can be kept, in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to a week.
3. The patties: Coarsely chop the parsley and scallions in a food processor bowl, fitted with the metal blade. Add the cubed meat and process again, to coarsely chop the meat. Add the salt and pepper and mix. Create 10 medium size oval patties from the mixture. Fry in hot oil until the patties are golden-brown on all sides. Place on paper towels, to absorb extra fat. Keep warm until using.
4. Assembling: place 10 fried eggplant slices on a work surface. Spread 1 Tbs sauce over each slice, and add the patties. Roll together and place on a serving plate. Add some more sauce on top, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.


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Do-It-Yourself Library Brings Neighborhood Together
On the other hand, and we say that a lot in the news business, libraries with books on shelves are still with us, maybe closer than you think.
DINA MORENO: I can see the library from my kitchen window, just up. It's sort of out of the way, but I can just see it and I see people constantly going through there.
SIMON: That's Dina Moreno of Seattle a year ago. Her husband and father-in-law built a tiny library in their front yard. No pink plastic flamingos available? She's read about a program called Little Free Library which helps people build their own. The family went online, they found instructions, they got out some tools and opened shop.
MORENO: Our library is probably two feet wide and, you know, maybe two and a half, three feet tall. It's got a single door on the front and just an little pitched roof with shingles on it, and the door's got Plexiglas in the front so you can see the books through it.
SIMON: Seattle has a famously misty climate, but after a full year, Dina Moreno says the books have stayed dry, though they don't stay long on the shelves. The small community library sits in a corner of her lawn on a post. Ms. Moreno and her two children have kept it stocked with books. It can hold about 25. There are no library cards; hence, no late fees. Anyone is free to browse and borrow a book. They can also leave one, and they do. It may not have a huge collection, ranging from the latest popular potboilers to fat, serious scholarly tomes.
There are no author book signings, cafe, gift shop or other features that modern libraries say they need to put readers into seats. Despite the shingled roof and colorful paint job, Dina Moreno's library is not quite the architectural treasure of the central libraries in Boston, New York or Seattle. But that's not the point.
MORENO: It's more fun than anything else. Like, we'll say, on any average day, we'll say someone go check the library and one of us in the family will go out there and put some books in there or rearrange them or something, and we've met neighbors, you know, I don't think, we've lived here for ten, more than ten years, and some people I had not met and turns out they just live a few doors away. And my husband always says when you move into a new neighborhood, the first thing you should do is put a little library up.
SIMON: By the way, Dina Moreno's library's got no Wi-Fi.
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